MIND INVERSION

It appears as though Common’s new album will (hopefully and finally) be titled Universal Mind Control. To be honest I am not feeling the cover to this album at all. I really hope that Com makes something that is better than Finding Forever, I mean yeah it was a grammy winner and critics spoke highly of it but I didn’t consider it to be anywhere near the best of Common’s work. It hasn’t been since the album Be that I thought Common was on top of his game, and before that it was Like Water For Chocolate which is easily my favorite Common album. I think a big part of me not really being a huge fan of Common’s recent stuff is because there isn’t a whole lot of Dilla production. J Dilla really was the only producer that I think brought out the best in Common, don’t get me wrong he meshes well with Kanye, but you can’t match the chemistry of say a song like “So Far To Go” or “The Light”.

The album is tentatively dropping on December 9th on Kanye West’s “G.O.O.D.” (Getting Out Our Dreams) Music as well as Geffen Records.

Here is the Official Tracklisting:
01. Universal Mind Control
02. Punch Drunk Love (Feat. Kanye West)
03. Make My Day (Feat. Cee-Lo Green)
04. Sex 4 Sugar
05. Announcement (Feat. Pharrell Williams)
06. Gladiator
07. Changes
08. Inhale
09. What a World
10. Everywhere

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